Foley, Mark, 1954-

<p>Mark Adam Foley (born September 8, 1954) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He served from 1995 until 2006, representing the 16th District of Florida as a member of the Republican Party, before resigning due to revelations that he had sent sexually explicit messages to teenaged boys who had served as congressional pages in what came to be known as the Mark Foley scandal.</p>

<p>Foley resigned from Congress on September 29, 2006 acting on a request by the Republican leadership after allegations surfaced that he had sent suggestive emails and sexually explicit instant messages to teenage boys who had formerly served and were at that time serving as Congressional pages. As a result of the disclosures, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement conducted investigations of the messages to find possible criminal charges. Each ended with no criminal finding. In the case of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the "FDLE conducted as thorough and comprehensive investigation as possible considering Congress and Mr. Foley denied us access to critical data," said FDLE commissioner Gerald Bailey with the closure of the case. The House Ethics Committee also conducted an investigation into the response of the House Republican leadership and their staff to possible earlier warnings of Foley's conduct.</p>

<p>Foley was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Frances and Edward Joseph Foley, Jr., a teacher and civic activist. Foley served in the Florida House of Representatives 1990–1992 and then in the Florida State Senate 1993–1994.</p>

FOLEY, Mark A., a Representative from Florida; born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., September 8, 1954; graduated Lake Worth High School, Lake Worth, Fla.; attended Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, Fla., 1973-1975; business owner; Lake Worth, Fla., city commissioner, 1977; vice mayor, Lake Worth, Fla., 1983-1984; member of the Florida state house of representatives, 1990-1992; member of the Florida state senate, 1993-1995; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses until his resignation on September 29, 2006 (January 3, 1995-September 29, 2006).

<p><b>RACES</b>
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<li>11/02/2004 FL - District 16 Won 68.04% (+36.08%)</li>
<li>11/05/2002 FL District 16 Won 78.88% (+57.76%)</li>
<li>11/07/2000 FL District 16 Won 60.22% (+23.03%)</li>
<li>11/03/1998 FL District 16 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>11/05/1996 FL District 16 Won 64.01% (+28.01%)</li>
<li>11/08/1994 FL District 16 Won 58.06% (+16.13%)</li>
<li>09/08/1994 FL District 16- R Primary Won 60.90% (+39.82%)</li>
<li>11/03/1992 FL State Senate 35 Won 54.75% (+9.49%)</li>
<li>11/06/1990 FL State House 85 Won 54.03% (+8.06%)</li>
<li>11/04/1986 FL State House 84 Lost 49.22% (-1.55%)</li>
<li>09/04/1984 Palm Beach County Commissioner 3 - D Primary Lost 46.93% (-6.14%)</li>
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<p><b>SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN</b>
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<li>09/05/2006 FL US Senate - R Primary Lost 0.00% (-49.43%)</li>
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